Go Light Your World

There is a candle in every soulSome brightly burning some dark and cold

There is a Spirit who brings a fire

Ignites a candle and makes His home

Go Light Your World

So carry your candle run to the darkness

Seek out the hopeless confused and torn

Hold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle and go light your world

Take your candle and go light your world

Go Light Your World

Frustrated brother see how he's tried toLight his own candle some other way

See now your sister she's been robbed and lied to

Still holds a candle without a flame

Go Light Your World

4 So carry your candle run to the darknessSeek out the lonely the tired and wornHold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle and go light your worldTake your candle and go light your world

Go Light Your World

We are a fam'ly whose hearts are blazing

So let's raise our candles and light up the sky

Praying to our Father in the name of Jesus

Make us a beacon in darkest times

Go Light Your World

So carry your candle run to the darknessSeek out the helpless deceived and poor

Hold out your candle for all to see itTake your candle and go light your world

Carry your candle run to the darknessSeek out the hopeless confused and torn

Hold out your candle for all to see itTake your candle and go light your worldTake your candle and go light your worldNone

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L O Lord, open my lips,C and my mouth will declare Your

praise.L Make haste, O God, to deliver

me;C make haste to help me, O Lord.C Glory be to the Father and to

the Son and to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.Praise to You, O Christ. Alleluia.

Psalmody

Psalm 119:105–112

105Your word is a lamp to my feet*and a light to my path.106I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,*to keep your righteous rules.107I am severely afflicted;*give me life, O LORD, according to your word!108Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD,*

Psalm 119:105–112

and teach me your just decrees.109I hold my life in my hand continually,*but I do not forget your law.110The wicked have laid a | snare for me,*but I do not stray from your precepts.111Your testimonies are my heritage forever,*for they are the joy of my heart.112I incline my heart to perform your statutes*forever, | to the end.

Collect

The Collect of the Day is a prayer specific to each Sunday. The collects are concise prayers that have been used in the church for more than 1500 years. The invitation to prayer may sometimes be followed with a time for the congregation to offer up their prayers. In this way, the collect collects the prayers of the people. It serves the Gospel and glorifies the Lord by focusing our faith outwardly on the presence and promises of God.

L O Lord, hear my prayer.

C And let my cry come to You.

Collect of the Day

P Heavenly Father, grant Your mercy and grace to Your people in their many and various callings. Give them patience, and strengthen them in their Christian vocation of witness to the world and of service to their neighbor in Christ's name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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Readings From Holy Scripture

Genesis 4:1–10

P The Old Testament Reading is from Genesis, the fourth chapter.

Cain and Abel1Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.” 2And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,

Genesis 4:1–10

4and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, 5but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

Genesis 4:1–10

8Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 9Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10And the LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.

P This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

1 Corinthians 7:17–24

P The Epistle is from 1 Corinthians, the seventh chapter.

Live As You Are Called17Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. 18Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision.

1 Corinthians 7:17–24

Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. 19For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. 20Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21Were you a slave when called? Do not be concerned about it. But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.

1 Corinthians 7:17–24

22For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ. 23You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. 24So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.

P This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

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Responsory

Common

L Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth.

C Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

L Unite my heart to fear Your name that I may walk in Your truth.

C Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

L Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

C Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Mark 7:14–23

P The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark, the seventh chapter.

C Glory to You, O Lord.What Defiles a Person14And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”

Mark 7:14–23

17And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)

Mark 7:14–23

20And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C Praise to You, O Christ.

Apostles' Creed

C I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.

Apostles' Creed

He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

Apostles' Creed

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,and the life T everlasting. Amen.

Catechetical Instruction

As the Head of the Household

should teach

The First Article

CreationI believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean?I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them.

The First Article

He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life.

The First Article

He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him.

This is most certainly true.

853 How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord

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Family Devotion

Our Vocations

The Christian meaning is that God calls us to the different roles that he asks us to play and in which he is active.

What roles has God called you to play?

Offering

The Offering is a time of worship like the hymns and prayers. There are important attitudes that make Christian giving worshipful giving such as first fruits giving, cheerful giving, thoughtful giving, giving in response to God’s blessings, etc. Behind Christian giving is also this crucial understanding–everything that we have is God’s. We merely manage what God already owns.

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Prayer

The Litany

L O Lord,C have mercy.L O Christ,C have mercy.L O Lord,C have mercy.L O Christ,C hear us.L God the Father in heaven,C have mercy.L God the Son, Redeemer of the

world,C have mercy.

The LitanyL God the Holy Spirit,C have mercy.L Be gracious to us.C Spare us, good Lord.L Be gracious to us.C Help us, good Lord. L From all sin, from all error, from all

evil; From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death; From pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and from rebellion;

The LitanyFrom lightning and tempest; from all calamity by fire and water; and from everlasting death:

C Good Lord, deliver us.L By the mystery of Your holy incarnation; by

Your holy nativity;By Your baptism, fasting, and temptation; by Your agony and bloody sweat; by Your cross and passion; by Your precious death and burial;By Your glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter:C Help us, good Lord.

The Litany

L In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment:

C Help us, good Lord.L We poor sinners implore YouC to hear us, O Lord.L To rule and govern Your holy Christian

Church; to preserve all pastors and ministers of Your Church in the true knowledge and understanding of Your wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living;

The Litany

To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived;To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Your harvest; and to accompany Your Word with Your grace and Spirit:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

L To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted and the distressed:

The Litany

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

L To give to all peoples concord and peace; to preserve our land from discord and strife; to give our country Your protection in every time of need;To direct and defend our President and all in authority; to bless and protect our magistrates and all our people;To watch over and help all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel;

The Litany

To grant all women with child, and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings; to defend all orphans and widows and provide for them;To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy on us all:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

L To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts; to give and preserve for our use the kindly

The Litany

fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

L Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,C we implore You to hear us. L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,C have mercy.L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes

away the sin of the world,C have mercy.

The Litany

L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,

C grant us Your peace. L O Christ,C hear us.L O Lord,C have mercy.L O Christ,C have mercy.L O Lord,C have mercy. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

C Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Additional Collects of Intercession and Thanksgiving

Collect for Peace

L Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings with Your most gracious favor, and further us with Your continual help that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in You we may glorify Your holy name and finally by Your mercy obtain eternal salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C Amen.

Benedicamus

L Let us bless the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Benediction

L The Lord Almighty bless us and direct our days and our deeds in His peace.

C Amen.

Hymn